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Russian Navy Expands Mediterranean Task Force to 15 Ships
2017-06-09 Read More...
The Russian Navy’s Mediterranean task force has grown to 15 warships and vessels, Black Sea Fleet Spokesman Captain 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev

Airbus Supplies Support Communications to German Troops at 15 Sites Worldwide
2017-06-09 Read More...
Airbus has successfully rolled out support communications to German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) troops deployed to military bases in Lithuania. Labelled “Connect-D”, Airbus now supplies telephone, internet and media services to a total of 15 deployed

North Korea Test Fires Anti-Ship Missiles
2017-06-09 Read More...
North Korea has fired several anti-ship missiles from the coast of the city of Wonsan, the South Korean military announced Thursday. The missiles managed to fly for 125 miles before landing in

Harris Wins National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Order
2017-06-08 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been awarded a five-year, $500 million ceiling, single-award IDIQ contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to develop software that will enable NGA analysts and customers to search and retrieve data from

Leonardo Launches New BriteCloud Decoy for Fast Jets
2017-06-08 Read More...
Leonardo has launched a new version of its BriteCloud decoy for fast jets, called BriteCloud 218, at the Electronic Warfare Europe event in London following trials with Danish F-16 fighter

Boeing to Deliver U.S. Navy’s First Deployable P-8A Poseidon Trainers
2017-06-08 Read More...
Boeing will deliver the U.S. Navy’s first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers, allowing aircrew and operators to improve their mission readiness even while serving away from

Textron Aviation’s Turbo Skyhawk JT-A Gets Certifications
2017-06-08 Read More...
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have certified the Cessna Turbo Skyhawk JT-A with next-generation Garmin G1000 NXi avionics,

Orbital ATK Delivers 500th AARGM to US Navy
2017-06-08 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, achieved a significant milestone with the delivery of the 500th Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) to the U.S.

Russia, Turkey Finalizing Technical Side of S-400 Deal
2017-06-07 Read More...
Russia and Turkey have almost agreed on all technical aspects of the deal on supplies of S-400 missile systems, according to CEO of Rostec Corporation Sergey

Peli Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Europe
2017-06-07 Read More...
Peli is delighted to celebrate its 20th Anniversary in Europe. Based in Barcelona, Peli™ Products is the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) Headquarters of Pelican Products Inc., the global leader in the design and manufacture of

Raytheon Stinger Missiles Destroy UAVs in First-Ever Test
2017-06-06 Read More...
During a recent Army test, a pair of Raytheon Company Stinger anti-air missiles equipped with new proximity fuzes intercepted two small unmanned airborne systems - an MQM-170C Outlaw and an unidentified smaller system - for the first time. Proximity

Russia Resumes Production of Upgraded Tu-160 Bomber
2017-06-06 Read More...
Russia is resuming the production of the famous Tu-160 strategic bomber in a modernized version - the Tu-160M2, with the first engines and other structural elements already being built, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a teleconference in

RUAG Space Inaugurates Manufacturing Facility in Alabama
2017-06-05 Read More...
RUAG Space, a leading product supplier to the space industry, held a celebratory reception in its new Decatur, Alabama (USA) facility to showcase the progress towards full production

Lockheed Martin Wins New JASSM®-ER Production Order
2017-06-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $413.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Lot 15 production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)-Extended Range (ER)

Textron Named Prime Contractor on US Army RS3 Contract
2017-06-05 Read More...
Textron Systems Advanced Information Solutions, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced it has been selected as a prime contractor on the United States Army Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) contract.

Harris to Supply Sonobuoy Launchers to Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon
2017-06-02 Read More...
Harris Corporation has been awarded contracts to provide Boeing with sonobuoy launching technology for the U.S. Navy’s P-8A anti-submarine aircraft. The contracts were awarded during the third quarter of Harris' fiscal

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